perfectableadj.

Brit.

/pəˈfɛktəbl/, U.S.

/pərˈfɛktəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English perfectabell, late Middle English perfitabill, 1800s– perfectable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perfect v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < perfect v. + -able suffix. Compare perfectible adj.In sense 1 probably an error for profitable adj.

†1. Beneficial, useful; profitable. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1450 Desert of Relig. (BL Add.) 596 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1911) 126 68 (MED) Þis tre..is nawther gode ne abell To bere thyng þat is perfectabell [v.rr. perfitabill; prophetabill] To man þat gode lyfe walde lede.

2. = perfectible adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [adjective]

perfectable?1790

perfectible1898

?1790 J. Stewart Revol. of Reason 182 The interest or good of inanimate atoms must cede to animate modes, and these to perfectable or rational modes.

a1839 J. Galt Demon of Destiny (1840) vii. 44 Superior beings shall hereafter rise, Made hence perfectable.

1995 Daily Tel. 16 May 18/5 No longer do either of these two politicians feel obliged to pretend that men are eminently perfectable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perfectable
释义	perfectableadj. Brit. /pəˈfɛktəbl/, U.S. /pərˈfɛktəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English perfectabell, late Middle English perfitabill, 1800s– perfectable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perfect v., -able suffix. Etymology: < perfect v. + -able suffix. Compare perfectible adj.In sense 1 probably an error for profitable adj. †1. Beneficial, useful; profitable. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1450 Desert of Relig. (BL Add.) 596 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1911) 126 68 (MED) Þis tre..is nawther gode ne abell To bere thyng þat is perfectabell [v.rr. perfitabill; prophetabill] To man þat gode lyfe walde lede. 2. = perfectible adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [adjective] perfectable?1790 perfectible1898 ?1790 J. Stewart Revol. of Reason 182 The interest or good of inanimate atoms must cede to animate modes, and these to perfectable or rational modes. a1839 J. Galt Demon of Destiny (1840) vii. 44 Superior beings shall hereafter rise, Made hence perfectable. 1995 Daily Tel. 16 May 18/5 No longer do either of these two politicians feel obliged to pretend that men are eminently perfectable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1450
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